http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered Fresh culture daily. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:20:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2009/06/toronto-green-roofs-mandate/ http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2009/06/toronto-green-roofs-mandate/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:45:06 +0000 Jeff McIntire-Strasburg http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/?p=20575

In May, Toronto became the first city in North America to enact a green roof mandate: "...any new development with floorspace of more than 2,000 square meters devote between 20 and 60 percent of its roof to vegetation." A centuries-old technology, green roofs provide a wide range of benefits!]]> http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2009/06/toronto-green-roofs-mandate/feed/ 5